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oh, I dont believe this! I faxed the proof for my expedited EAD this morning, and got the approval and "card is being produced" notice now this afternoon! I had a job offer, and wrote a very honest letter where I also informed them that my husband was back at work after being furloughed for a while. I also included their own green card processing information  from where I live which says 21-44 months, and that all I wanted was to start working, paying bills and taxes. I added a copy of our lease too. 

one question, The emails and the login page only shows the approval for the I-765, nothing about the I-131. Thats normal or what? Do they automatically include the AP?
 
I cant thank this group enough for inspiration to give it a try!
 
hope everybody gets good news soon!🤗

Ok. Let’s regroup. 
start applying for other jobs now. It takes about 2-3 weeks to start a job anyways. On your resume state that you are looking for a July 1st start date. That’ll buy you some time and by then you should have your card. 
 
I’m totally assuming here - but, maybe it’s a good idea to find something different. I mean, to have a company be so unwilling and unsympathetic is horrible. Maybe this is happening to so you can find employment with a great employer. 
 
That is 100% what I would do - start from ground zero, start over! 
 
 

Woke up to great news! Sent a request to expedite my husband’s EAD on Wednesday night and by Thursday morning received an email asking for proof of job offer. We sent it over that night and today woke up to new card is being produced :) I don’t know it was because of the expedite request or it was approved without it but great news regardless!!

Yep! They cancelled my interview and now they simply approved my AOS without one. There are a few people this has happened to so far, maybe there's some internal guidance that is letting them waive some interviews given the closure and cancellations. 

Yea EAD will be on hold until the RFIE is solved. They won't tell you over the phone what it is about. You'll have to wait for the letter

Hi, glad to see peoples optimism and kindness in this thread, it really helps:)
 
I'm still waiting for my EAD, had update with fingerprints taken February 14th, but its been quiet ever since😬. I have a job offer waiting for me,  its a "homeoffice" job I'm gonna do for a Norwegian firm. Recently my husband was laid off because of covid19, and I'm wondering if there's any point trying to expedite my EAD now? Is it even worth trying? I don't have the contract yet but I'm able to get that pretty fast.
 
Stay safe everyone 🙏 🧡

Thank you!  🙂
 
I know! 😂 I really did expect it to be an update for EAD/AP. I had to do a double take when I saw it said for my I-485. So crazy! And I’m so unprepared so the excitement is gradually turning to panic 😂😥
 
I’ve been seeing people get their letter around a week after getting that notification, so I’ll update with when mine is, when i receive it. We were supposed to take a trip to Seattle for a week or so for his Grandma’s 80th but may have to hold off now. 🤷🏽‍♀️
 
I hope others get their notifications soon too but I also realise we are so, so early in the process still that even news at a snails pace is better than hearing crickets or getting a denial. 
 
Good patient vibes to everyone ❤️

Case is ready to be scheduled for Interview update on my I-485 today 🎉🎉🎉

We received our biometrics appointment for March 5th but we went ahead and did a walk in today. Case updated to “Fingerprints Taken” yay! So happy! 

Same here. Had my appointment at 8:00am and was out by 8:15am.

even if a 3 year old writes  barbie doll and  m&m they wont care.  its all how fast they are processing applications in the queue 

IMO they give a #### about your plans and won't give you a special treatment 😊 

Wait i went on to where i scanned my documents, but then used your link instead!
And it updated yesterday to ISSUED!!!!!
 
So awesome ! Thanks for your help

Called postnord today. He said it arrived at my postal office store. Called postal office. Confirmed. My package is there. Today I'll pick it up and hopefully it's all in order. I recommend you call to the store its being delivered too.  It should arrive today.
 
Strangely they forgot to let me know or send me a msg.

The people at the embassy seem super nice! When they sent over the i129f in the email I reviewed it and started crying and freaking out because my boyfriend ###### up my date of birth.. he put 1996 instead of 1998 and I was so stressed out. I emailed them about it and they got back to me the next morning, assuring me it wasn't a problem at all and they would fix it. When I checked ceac the next day it was updated that day.

I honestly found the us embassy in sweden awesome. So Kind and polite and nice. I felt calm since the people I spoke to was so nice.

I called the Medical office in Copenhagen last week, and they told me that it takes 11 days for them to send the results to the embassy.
 
But it seems crazy that you have to wait 3-4 weeks for administrative processing.
Unfortunately I have no information about this part.
 

Good luck with the interview. 👍

You were so right! Today four new dates in September was suddenly available! 

I should also add that it doesn't matter much if you want to do your interview on one of the available dates in late August and you don't have all documents yet. All that happens is that they won't issue your visa until you send the documents to the embassy afterwards. You can still have your interview on Thursday just fine. 

You can definitely stumble upon an earlier date if you keep looking, people do reschedule their appointments, so slots that used to be taken suddenly opens up. The late August dates you mentioned were likely exactly that - dates that used to be fully booked but people rescheduled.

Yes, from what I’ve understood there is always a little bit of administrative processing for each visa. Should get to you within 7-10 days after shipped. I got one from the embassy in Oslo a few years ago and I believe it took 5 days for it to get to me. I’ve had friends who booked their flights and ended up having to cancel them because their visa hadn’t arrived so it’s better to be on the safe side and hold off  

First link Embassy instructions and second is medical instructions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BisN4qiyeYPgm_ZSi_6VRs8XAecvTfIj/view?usp=sharing
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Medical/STK - Stockholm.pdf

thanks for making things clearer, always! Are you in possession of the P3 packet for Stockholm, Sweden(Norway)? 

Today is a big day for some as your case file may ship out to your embassy. Check CEAC for updated progress and look for "in transit"!! If that shows you are on your way. Shipments are throughout today and tomorrow so don't get discourage if your record at CEAC has not changed over to "in transit” Also, for those who want to have a little fun in tracking your shipment see the DHL hack on the first page of this thread NUMBER 19 for instructions. NOTE: The DHL hack information will not be available till Wednesday as the DHL and NVC computers must sync with each other to produce the outcome.
 
You have three stages 1) transit - shipment is in the air or soon will be, 2) received - physical case file is at the Embassy and 3) ready - your case is ready to schedule and complete your interview.  These will be your current state or status to your case file once you have received the case number. Once your record is set to "ready" you are ready to proceed in processing your next steps as listed in your P3 for your embassy.  I have most P3 if you hit me up with a request, I will post back the links.
 
Please don't screenshot and post your CEAC status as it just clutters up the thread. We all know what it looks like. Let us know your progress as we want to celebrate with you. Good luck.